Divine Love in Islamic Mysticism : the Teachings of al-Ghazali and al-Dabbagh.
The two theories of divine love that are examined in this book have their foundations in Greek, Jewish, Christian and Muslim ideas. Al-Ghazâlî (twelfth century) was influenced mainly by Plato and Ibn Sina's teachings, while al-Dabbâgh (thirteenth century), who accepted some Ghazâlîan notio...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2013.
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Colección: | Routledge Sufi series.
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- DIVINE LOVE IN ISLAMIC MYSTICISM
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- I. Introduction
- 1. Love in Greek philosophy
- 2. Love in Judaism
- 3. Love in Christianity
- 4. Love in Islam
- a. Qur'ân and Hadîth
- b. Theology
- c. Philosophy
- d. Mysticism
- II. Al-Ghâzalî's theory of divine love in Kitâb al-Mahabba
- 1. Introduction
- 2. Definition, principles and causes of love
- 3. The causes of the love for God
- 4. The way to love God
- 5. The signs of love
- 6. God's love for man
- 7. Summary
- III. Al-Dabbâgh's theory of divine love
- 1. The definition of love
- 2. The human aspect in the love for God
- 3. The emanative aspect in the love for God
- 4. Perfection, beauty, and pleasure
- 5. Affinity as a cause of love
- 6. The classification of love
- 7. Kinds of lovers
- 8. Stations and states of lovers
- 9. The relations between the states
- 10. Summary
- Notes
- References and abbreviations
- Index.